STOUGHTON, WIS. – The FAA Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office presented the family of noted corporate pilot, flight instructor and aircraft builder, Roger Amundson, with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at ceremonies held October 26, 2014 at Matson Field, Stoughton, Wis. The award is presented to pilots who have 50 years or more of flying without an accident.
Amundson first soloed in June 1939 in a J-2 Piper Cub in Van Nuys, Calf. He continued to fly for 66 years until October 2005. At that time, Amundson had flown 15,000-plus hours. Amundson flew west on June 17, 2014 at age 96.
Wes Hakari of the FAA FAAST Team presented the award to Amundson’s son, Bill Amundson, and his wife, Anita. Nominating Amundson for the award was Doug Tomas of East Troy, Wis.
